Ferrari are confident of catching up to early F1 2019 leaders Mercedes once they unlock their car’s “very strong” potential.

Mercedes have enjoyed their best-ever start to an F1 season with three consecutive one-twos, but while that paints a dominant picture it also doesn’t tell the whole story, with Ferrari well ahead in Bahrain before suffering unreliability and also quicker on the straights at the Chinese GP.

The problem is that Mercedes have been much faster through the corners.